Exclusive Interview Of Vijay Varma For Film 'Gully Boy'

Posted On: 21 February 2019

When asked how did he end up getting the part in Gully Boy, Vijay revealed, "The role came to me via an audition. They called me for a test; I went for it, and a few days later, they told me that Zoya wants to meet me. I went to the Excel office and I met her where she made me read the scenes a few times. Then later, I got a call that I have been locked for the part. After a few days, the script was sent to me and I was blown away by the script. It was a dream to work with Zoya as she has always been one of my favorites." I saw that character as absolutely real in the kind of world that he belongs to. In the world that he belongs to, there are no demarcations that this is morally correct or not. That's the world of survival where you are making sure that you have food to eat. So, when you are in that kind of situation, the right and wrong are merged. But having said that, I also knew that on the front, he is working in a garage and on the back of that, he is also stealing cars and peddling drugs. So, there are multiple layers to the character. So it is very difficult to figure out this guy in one scene. Basically, he is just a guy who is trying to survive. When he needs more money, he will go for it." "I kind of became a lawyer for this character when I was shooting it. In no way, I can propagate any kind of child labour. When I was doing the part, I was being loyal to the part. I just wanted to be true to the character," the actor added.